Butler snaps skid by beating Seton Hall

11:42 PM,
Jan. 29, 2014

Kameron Woods #31 of the Butler Bulldogs drives against Gene Teague #21 and Jaren Sina #30 of the Seton Hall Pirates at Prudential Center on January 29, 2014 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Chris Chambers/Getty Images)

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NEWARK, N.J. - He grew up idolizing Tyler Hansbrough, but in the end, Andrew Chrabascz always saw himself as more of a Matt Howard. It's one of the reasons he came to Butler.

Even from as far away as a prep school in Rhode Island, Chrabascz could relate to Howard and his well-ingrained Bulldog mentality. Howard's Butler teams won the same way he won.

Whatever Chrabascz lacked in standout athleticism, he overcame with an old-school game rooted in fundamentals and, when all else fails, relentless hustle. So as soon as Chrabascz landed on Butler's campus last fall, predictably, the Howard ...